Lee touts increase in agricultural subsidies as key to national survival

President Lee Jae Myung called for increased agricultural subsidies, saying it would be crucial for the country's food security and national survival. In his X post Friday night, Lee said South Korea should move to safeguard the farming industry and prepare for an emergency in terms of food supply and foreign food products' eased access to the South Korean agricultural market. He said increasing the government's direct payment to farmers would be crucial to ensuring farmers' security against thi